Loyola Patent Fair 2012 Forum

[Anonymous User]

How important is my undergrad transcript? One of my PS firms asks for it, but while I had a cumulative UG GPA that lined up with my law school's median, my gpa in my major was <3.0. If my interview goes well and my writing sample is good, do I need to worry about my UG transcript screwing me?

[Anonymous User]

How important is my undergrad transcript? One of my PS firms asks for it, but while I had a cumulative UG GPA that lined up with my law school's median, my gpa in my major was <3.0. If my interview goes well and my writing sample is good, do I need to worry about my UG transcript screwing me?

you might get away with it at some firms. But others definitely look close. And having a bunch of c's in your engineering courses will kill you.

I only got a call back at one firm who saw my sub 3 ugpa. And they dinged me after the cb. Strangely they ps'd me this year.

[Anonymous User]

How important is my undergrad transcript? One of my PS firms asks for it, but while I had a cumulative UG GPA that lined up with my law school's median, my gpa in my major was <3.0. If my interview goes well and my writing sample is good, do I need to worry about my UG transcript screwing me?

you might get away with it at some firms. But others definitely look close. And having a bunch of c's in your engineering courses will kill you.

I only got a call back at one firm who saw my sub 3 ugpa. And they dinged me after the cb. Strangely they ps'd me this year.

Now I'm worried I won't have any shot at a CB

[Anonymous User]

Anybody know whether Perkins Cole is interviewing just for Phoenix, for Phoenix and Seattle, or all their offices? Their description on Symplicity is unclear.

[Anonymous User]

Anybody know whether Perkins Cole is interviewing just for Phoenix, for Phoenix and Seattle, or all their offices? Their description on Symplicity is unclear.

yea, never mind.

[Anonymous User]

How important is my undergrad transcript? One of my PS firms asks for it, but while I had a cumulative UG GPA that lined up with my law school's median, my gpa in my major was <3.0. If my interview goes well and my writing sample is good, do I need to worry about my UG transcript screwing me?

you might get away with it at some firms. But others definitely look close. And having a bunch of c's in your engineering courses will kill you.

I only got a call back at one firm who saw my sub 3 ugpa. And they dinged me after the cb. Strangely they ps'd me this year.

Now I'm worried I won't have any shot at a CB

if they are a firm that values tech skills, you probably don't.

However, some firms say to bring it, but never ask for it. So have one available but don't hand it over unless they ask.

[Anonymous User]

Now I'm worried I won't have any shot at a CB

if they are a firm that values tech skills, you probably don't.

However, some firms say to bring it, but never ask for it. So have one available but don't hand it over unless they ask.

Short of risking outing myself by naming the firm, any way I can find out if this is an area of high importance for them?

[Anonymous User]

Now I'm worried I won't have any shot at a CB

if they are a firm that values tech skills, you probably don't.

However, some firms say to bring it, but never ask for it. So have one available but don't hand it over unless they ask.

Short of risking outing myself by naming the firm, any way I can find out if this is an area of high importance for them?

Patent pros will care more, litigation probably less.

Also, I doubt someone from each firm is checking up on this thread, and upon seeing their firm mentioned will instruct their interviewers to carefully analyze undergrad transcripts more than they would have.

[09042014]

Botiques and pros care. Gp lit groups tend not to. Baker botts DC, Goldberg traugig Chicago were two exceptions, they wanted them.

I wouldn't worry, you gotta try for the cb no matter what.

[wiseowl]

Botiques and pros care. Gp lit groups tend not to. Baker botts DC, Goldberg traugig Chicago were two exceptions, they wanted them.

I wouldn't worry, you gotta try for the cb no matter what.

cr.

the 3 F's all care. firms like Steptoe and Oliff and Oblon care. IP sections of GP firms often do not.

[Anonymous User]

Botiques and pros care. Gp lit groups tend not to. Baker botts DC, Goldberg traugig Chicago were two exceptions, they wanted them.

I wouldn't worry, you gotta try for the cb no matter what.

cr.

the 3 F's all care. firms like Steptoe and Oliff and Oblon care. IP sections of GP firms often do not.

Did Oliff ask for ug transcript on their resume drop?

[Anonymous User]

Did Oliff ask for ug transcript on their resume drop?

For the resume collect, no. I can't speak to whether or not they require one for an interview, as I did not get PS'd

[wiseowl]

They asked for one on the interview in 2010. May have changed since. There are few more purely pros firms.

[Anonymous User]

Did Oliff ask for ug transcript on their resume drop?

For the resume collect, no. I can't speak to whether or not they require one for an interview, as I did not get PS'd

Oliff is hugely ttt and only worth taking if it's your only offer right?

[fatduck]

Did Oliff ask for ug transcript on their resume drop?

For the resume collect, no. I can't speak to whether or not they require one for an interview, as I did not get PS'd

Oliff is hugely ttt and only worth taking if it's your only offer right?

this is my understanding, yes

[Anonymous User]

Did Oliff ask for ug transcript on their resume drop?

For the resume collect, no. I can't speak to whether or not they require one for an interview, as I did not get PS'd

Oliff is hugely ttt and only worth taking if it's your only offer right?

I have heard bad things about firm work environment/culture. I think it's also pretty much all inbound pros

[Anonymous User]

what you have heard is likely true (had CB there)

associates allegedly have no internet at the desk (not sure how research/stuff on PAIR, etc is done)

whole firm is required to eat lunch together every day like a middle school

very high percentage of work is apps originating in Japan being filed at the PTO.

still, beggars cant be choosers - they are nice people, and working in Alexandria would have been nice.

[Anonymous User]

what you have heard is likely true (had CB there)

associates allegedly have no internet at the desk (not sure how research/stuff on PAIR, etc is done)

whole firm is required to eat lunch together every day like a middle school

very high percentage of work is apps originating in Japan being filed at the PTO.

still, beggars cant be choosers - they are nice people, and working in Alexandria would have been nice.

What do they pay? This sounds hilariously awful.

[Anonymous User]

From what I've heard, $135k.

I interviewed there. While they do have ridiculous rules, after seeing how they operate, if I was a GC and needed to get lots of pros work done efficiently, they're the ones I'd go to.

[09042014]

From what I've heard, $135k.

I interviewed there. While they do have ridiculous rules, after seeing how they operate, if I was a GC and needed to get lots of pros work done efficiently, they're the ones I'd go to.

I wouldn't, only bottom barrel talent would work there.

[Anonymous User]

I've got an interview scheduled but it says "not invited." Weird.

[Anonymous User]

If a firm has multiple office listings for which they are interviewing (Main Office, Satellite Office 1, and Firmwide), and if my interview is for "Firmwide," does that mean that if they ask me which office interest me, that I should refrain from saying "Main Office" and "Satellite Office 1"?

[Anonymous User]

So do you guys think we will find out at midnight again if any of our alternates turned to interviews?

[r6_philly]

So do you guys think we will find out at midnight again if any of our alternates turned to interviews?

Yes I think the final schedule is due tomorrow so 1AM ET sounds about right.

[r6_philly]

If a firm has multiple office listings for which they are interviewing (Main Office, Satellite Office 1, and Firmwide), and if my interview is for "Firmwide," does that mean that if they ask me which office interest me, that I should refrain from saying "Main Office" and "Satellite Office 1"?

You will be asked about your office preference when you get there. They might have moved you to firmwide because each office is filled out, so just say your preference.